DiscoverPlaces to seeCastlesGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
Kreis DürenNiederzierHambach Castle
DiscoverPlaces to seeCastlesGermanyNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Cologne District
Kreis DürenNiederzierHambach Castle
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Hambach Castle
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Stundenschwimmer
December 10, 2019
Nordic walking
Around the years of 1280, Count Walram von Jülich built a castle on this site. About 300 years later, it becomes a Renaissance-style castle. Extensive destruction by French occupation forces in the period from 1794 to 1804. Further damage brought 1944/45 American artillery fire on the Rurfront. Ruin security and restoration work followed with some interruption in the years 1957 to 2002.
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Elevation 140 m
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Location: Niederzier, Kreis Düren, Cologne District, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany